Trump administration paid federal workers $6.7B to quit, GAO audit says - POLITICO

“Trump spent billions to push out experienced and badly needed experts across government — this was the most expensive way imaginable to make government worse,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, said in a statement…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/doge-opm-spending-01079882

Republicans loved DOGE. Then the results came in.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9yYKOiqKfT0

 

DOGE overstated savings, government watchdog says - POLITICO

A report from the Government Accountability Office found that the cost-cutting operation counted savings it didn’t secure and criticized its opaque methodology...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/06/doge-savings-overstated-watchdog-report-01027797

Report: ICE wasted millions, endangered detainees in largest immigration facility : NPR

A new federal watchdog report has found severe violations at one of the country's largest immigration detention centers, including millions of dollars wasted, detainee health endangered, and the destruction or loss of evidence in a detainee death investigation...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5853534/report-ice-wasted-millions-endangered-detainees-in-largest-immigration-facility

Government Accountability Office to investigate Justice Department’s handling of Epstein files - POLITICO

“This horrific scandal is one where powerful, wealthy men groomed, abused, and raped young women, men, and children,” the March letter from the lawmakers states. “It is critical to understand what led to DOJ’s failure to redact the victims’ information and re-victimize those individuals while violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act in its redactions of information related to their alleged abusers.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/gao-epstein-files-investigation-00895594 

Why the Latest Reform Porn Report Matters | Time

...The Government Accountability Office lays out opportunities for the new Congress and, as is the case now, the new administration to read up on programs that are designated "high risk." Clocking in at 302 pages, the GAO report should be must-review material for the reform-minded voices in D.C., not because it's engaging reading but because it offers a pretty good roadmap for fixing what ails Washington...

https://time.com/5944536/government-accountability-office-report/

GAO's new list of troubled federal programs is longer than ever - The Washington Post

... What GAO calls "strategic human capital management" regressed "due to the absence of Senate confirmed leadership at OPM (Office of Personnel Management) for 18 of the last 24 months, as of January 2021. As a result, the federal government has lacked the attention from the highest levels needed to address long-standing and emerging skills gaps. . . . Skills gaps caused by insufficient number of staff, inadequate workforce planning, and a lack of training in critical skills are contributing to our designating 22 of the 35 other areas as high risk."...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-gao-watchdog-omb/2021/03/02/4a67a9c0-7aea-11eb-b0fc-83144c02d676_story.html

Sorry, Trump. You can't fire the GAO, and it's investigating what you do with COVID-19 money

Impeached president Donald Trump has rampaged through the ranks of inspectors general attempting to provide some kind of check on his corruption. Thankfully for the nation, there's one watchdog agency outside of his reach, and it’s already on the job of auditing what his administration is doing with the $2 trillion Congress handed it in the coronavirus emergency CARES Act. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/4/20/1938843/-Sorry-Trump-You-can-t-fire-the-GAO-and-they-re-investigating-what-you-do-with-COVID-19-money

Watchdog warns of election security issues this year, chides federal agency - The Washington Post

GAO says Homeland Security agency is not well-positioned to execute a nationwide strategy for securing election infrastructure....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watchdog-warns-of-election-security-issues-this-year-and-chides-federal-agency/2020/03/07/946a7942-5f18-11ea-8baf-519cedb6ccd9_story.html

Here’s a new abuse of power by Trump that should alarm you - The Washington Post

Sen. Chris Murphy sounds the alarm about another hidden abuse....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/07/heres-new-abuse-power-by-trump-that-should-alarm-you/

In new legal memo, White House budget office defends withholding aid to Ukraine - The Washington Post

OMB's legal rationale was crafted to respond to questions from the Government Accountability Office...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-new-legal-memo-white-house-budget-office-defends-withholding-aid-to-ukraine/2019/12/11/0caa030e-1b95-11ea-826b-14ef38a0f45f_story.html

ICE deported veterans while ‘unaware’ it was required to carefully screen them, report says - The Washington Post

The agency also has no idea how many veterans it has deported, the Government Accountability Office found.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/08/ice-deported-veterans-while-unaware-it-was-required-screen-them-with-care-report-says/

A Congressional Watchdog Is Warning Washington to Prepare for Costly Climate Change -- TIME

The Government Accountability Office said climate change impacts could cost the federal government $35 billion per year by mid-century ....
http://time.com/4994494/us-climate-change-cost-gao-report/